Amazing! Cute tiny place. Food was awesome - very unique and flavorful. There was only one waiter…read moreand he did a wonderful job serving everyone. Just what we needed after our long flight. Thank you!!

Friendly Service, Good food, but this place charged me CHF 7 ($7.76) for a single, slightly greasy…read moreSamosa stacked creatively on a pile of shredded lettuce. Ooooo. The menu said Samosa were CHF 10.00. So the seven buck SINGLE Samosa was sold to me at a discount. I suspect I was screwed over in this fashion because the owner mistakenly assumed that I had requested two orders of Zebra.

I am reading the previous reviews for this typical ethiopian restaurant and I see that they are…read morevery good. The main idea behind this is that the place is super traditional, it's the real thing. Which I completely agree with. However, for my personal taste, it was a bit too much of a traditional atmosphere, which I didn't expect here in Switzerland. Let me start with the beginning: it was the birthday of a friend and we wanted to celebrate it by having dinner in a nice place. One of the girls suggested Marathon, about which she had read a full one page great review in one of the Zurich gastro tips magazines. None of us had ever tried Ethiopian food before. First, it was not straightforward finding the place, as it looks like anything but a restaurant from the outside... Maybe more like a super old laden or countryside bar? Ok. Then, when you go inside.. You are basically not in Switzerland anymore. A small room with (I would estimate) 6 tables is the restaurant, next to which on one side is a bar where an ethiopian lady is frying all the food and on the other side another room (it was probably initially a 2 rooms apartment) in which at least 20 ethiopian men were playing pool and watching a super loud TV. Even in the restaurant itself, most of the tables were occupied by men from the other room grabbing snacks during their pool games break. Everybody was speaking only Ethiopian (I assume) and the people from the neighbouring room were constantly going in and out of the restaurant. At some point, they started verbally arguing.. Seemed pretty serious by the tones of their voices, but yeah... Who knows... So, as you might get the point, it was like a small house with 30 people inside. The waiter was super friendly, smiling all the time. He spoke no English and very little German, but it was no much need of communication: we chose these 'a little bit of all' things, where on a huge thin layer of their specific bread you have all sorts of vegetables, cheese, tofu and some traditional sauces. We got the vegi version (which had soy meat if I remember well) and the meat version (which had chicken). Oh, and there were plenty of boiled eggs as well. The food was nice, incomparable to any type of food I had before. I have to admit I felt a little sick after eating it, but none of my friends had any problem, so it might have been just my lack of familiarity with african food that caused the problem. We were 5 people and the food was plenty. I found it to be too expensive though for the actual conditions in which it was served. We payed around 30 CHF/ person excluding drinks. In conclusion, it's a great place for an authentic experience (not only food). But me, personally, to be honest, I won't go back. And definitely it is not the place to celebrate a birthday. Maybe I'm being too picky about stuff.. Just go and judge by yourself!

I lived in Ethiopia for a year, and occasionally (often) get a craving for traditional Ethiopian…read morefood. Marathon lives up. We shared the small dining room with mostly Swiss patrons, but the restaurant clearly caters to the Ethiopian community in Zurich as well. The food was authentic and well prepared, and served in the traditional Ethiopian style (shared plate of injera with your order poured on top). If you've had Ethiopian food in Ethiopia, the only difference to point out is that the injera is less sour and not as course as you would often find there - probably a concession to palates not accustomed to the flavor. If you want to try some food that ventures beyond the typical Zurich fare, I'd highly recommend Marathon. The staff was friendly and helpful, and threw in free appetizers and coffee (but I don't know if that's standard or not). Prices are typical for Zurich meals, if not slightly less than you might find elsewhere. Portions are 20-25 chf each. Note to vegetarians: we only ordered meat dishes, but there were 4-5 vegetarian options on the menu.

Firstly, let's narrow this down a little. This is not just an African restaurant, it's Nigerian…read morecuisine. Secondly, it's a lovely one. On entrance you are quickly and warmly welcomed by the hosts. The setting is relaxed and comfortable, with some seating and cushions made using traditional patterned fabrics. There's a large screen TV usually playing the latest Afrobeats, football... Orders can take a little while to arrive sometimes and I've found that I need to be really clear with placing collection orders over the phone as they've been known to get things muddled/items missing, but the food is pretty good and definitely recommend.

Delicious and everyone was super kind. The vegetarian food was awesome and the decor was beautiful!read more

This was my first experience of Ethiopian kitchen. I found it very interesting and tasteful. The…read moreambiance is really special, you have the sensation to be in a great family. I suggest to go there and try, good value for good food. Thank you

We were tired when we arrived in Zurich, and this was our first stop. They speak mostly German, so…read morethere was a bit of a language barrier. That did not matter, though, because they were SO friendly and helpful. Between the six languages being spoken in the restaurant, we managed to figure it out. The food is great and the beer is cold!!!! This place is awesome!

From the owner: Wurstgrill, mit einer grossen Auswahl an Schweizer Wurstwaren. Die Eigene Wursterei garantiert…read moreFrische und Qualität. Ueber Mittag servieren wir traditionelle Fleischbetonte Schweizer Küche. Am Abend servieren wir Afrikanische Spezialitäten aus Côte d'Ivoire und Nigeria. Authentische Küche mit Köchinnen aus den jeweiligen Ländern.

Small stall in Markthalle, one of the few places there to get vegetarian and vegan food. The veggie…read moreplate was overall very good, the kik alicha was a little bland but everything else was really good.

This establishment, in the middle of Zug does a good job when it comes to Mediterran food.read more

The Olive & Oregano fancies a very nice view to the place in front and the lakeside…read more They offer a decent variety of Tapas and Tapas Menus - a plate with a combination - mine named by the French City Nice... The Seafood sample was very good as was the homemade stuffed mushroom and other home made selections. The Nice selection ended being an all European Tapas Plate: - plain Olives from... - Dried Tomatos from Sparta (?) - Italien Errancies - French Mushrooms - Mediterian Aubergine salad - Spanish Seafood The rating of the plate varied from 3 to 4 stars (the higher ones for the excellent seafood samples). I would always return for a nice evening get together and an "international" tapas plate. And the outdoor view really reminds of vacations by the sea, oh, lake.

This place is AMAZING! The guys took great care of us. The pork shoulder and the sea bass were so…read moregood and the wine suggestions were top notch also. If you are in Zurich and want authentic (and amazing) Greek then DEFINITELY go to this place!

The service was excellent, which wasn't very hard in an almost empty restaurant. It was empty…read morebecause we went at 2 pm and most people had already enjoyed the Zurich sun on one of the many squares in the area. All the food we ordered was well prepped and tasty. It didn't look like much, but we left well-fed and happy. One thing to complain about was the Gyros tacos. The meet didn't taste good, and I missed some crunchiness I usually experience with Gyros. The sauce made somewhat up to it, but not really.